On September 26, artist Keanna Reeves recounted her experience of physical assault from her ex-husband.
At the media event for ‘BJJ: Woman on Top,’ which LionhearTV covered, Reeves noted how she related to her character in the Vivamax film, citing her personal account of physical abuse.
“Ang sa akin naman, ‘yung binubugbog, oo. Na-experience ko ‘yun sa ex-husband ko kaya lumayas ako doon. Tapos ‘yung pagka-lukaret, pero hindi ‘yung ganong damit ha, ‘yung parang nag-zu-Zumba. ‘Yun lang ‘yung para siyang inosente na hindi naman tatatanga-tanga sa totoong buhay.”
She remarked how she started to gain a ‘learning process’ after her previous experiences.
“Medyo inosente lang ako sa hindi ko pa familiar na bagay, so nag-mukha lang akong tanga. Pero parang naging learning process ko ‘yun na ay gusto ko ‘tong subukan. Parang nagtatanga-tangahan ako pero ay kung gagayahin, ganon pala ‘yan. So ‘yun na muna lang ‘yung parang same sa character. Kaya natawa ako ng binugbog.”
She also wanted to change the mindset of people about her as an artist, citing her current venture with Vivamax.
“Makikita naman kami ng ibang tao na hindi lang pala– kasi jina-judge ang artista na bobo, na artista ka lang, ganda ka lang. So ako naman pinapakita ko na hindi kami ganon.
“Nataon lang na sobrang dami naming projects, akala niyo lang na wala kaming alam. So ‘yun lang ipapakita ko lang sa tao na hindi lang naman ako komedyante, marunong rin naman ako sa ibang bagay. So sana bilang konsuelo na maging successful ako sa venture ko ngayon na tinatahak.”
As for their upcoming film, ‘BJJ: Woman On Top’ stars Angela Morena, Yuki Sakamoto, Alexa Ocampo, Jiad Arroyo, Jela Cuenca, and Keanna Reeves.
Under the direction of Linnet Zurbano, ‘BJJ: Woman On Top’ started streaming on September 29 under Vivamax.
